TMC, BJP indulge in match-fixing on poll alliance: Sitaram Yechury

Hyderabad: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury today said the party is currently not discussing the issue of alliance in poll-bound West Bengal even as he charged the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the BJP with indulging in match-fixing.

The Polit Bureau (PB) and the Central Committee (CC) of the CPI(M) will take an appropriate decision on electoral alliances in the state at an appropriate time, he said.

"CC and PB, we have said, will take an appropriate decision at an appropriate time. We are not discussing alliances now", said Yechury here when asked about demands from some CPI(M) leaders for a tie-up with the Congress in the polls to take on TMC.

The Central Committee and the Polit Bureau are likely to meet next month, he said.

Talking to reporters earlier, Yechury alleged a straightforward match-fixing between BJP and the TMC.

"Trinamool Congress says 'save us from CBI inquiry'. BJP says 'support us in Parliament'. It is a straightforward match-fixing", he said.